澳洲的托马戈铝矿可能因无法负担的电费而于2028年关闭,有6,500个工作的风险。 Australia’s Tomago Aluminium may close by 2028 due to unaffordable electricity costs, risking 6,500 jobs.

澳大利亚最大的铝冶炼厂 — — 新南威尔士的托马戈铝冶炼厂 — — 可能于2028年关闭,因为电费不断上涨,使得现有电力合同期满后无法运作。 Australia’s largest aluminum smelter, Tomago Aluminium in New South Wales, may close by 2028 due to rising electricity costs, which make operations unviable beyond its current power contract expiration. 拥有51.5%冶炼厂的Rio Tinto说,尽管政府提出了各种提议,包括拟议的50-50资金分配,但没有出现商业上可持续的能源解决方案。 Rio Tinto, which owns 51.5% of the smelter, says no commercially sustainable energy solution has emerged despite government offers, including a proposed 50-50 funding split. 公司已开始与员工协商, 尚未做出任何决定, 但警告短期解决方案无法解决长期挑战。 The company has begun employee consultations, with no decision yet made, but warns short-term fixes won’t solve long-term challenges. 关闭将威胁亨特谷大约1 500个直接和5 000个间接就业机会。 The closure would threaten about 1,500 direct and 5,000 indirect jobs in the Hunter Valley.